Chapter Summaries

After returning to Dragon Valley gravely wounded and overwhelmed by a sinister aura, Garos received healing potions and replenished his strength before recounting his battle with Gorsas. Deborah, Vera, Tressie, and the valley’s retainers stood guard as Garos entered a months-long healing sleep.

• Deborah and Vera traded riddles on the watchtower, and Vera won a gold coin with her Giant Dwarf question.
• Garos arrived in Dragon Valley severely wounded and demanded Black Oil, gems, meat, and metal from his followers.
• Deborah gave Garos Sacred Dragon Potions, which stopped his bleeding and began healing his wounds.
• Garos ate enormous quantities of food over a day, restored some of his strength, and told Deborah about defeating Gorsas.
• Deborah and Vera comforted Garos, who flew to Burning Steel Fortress and fell into a deep healing sleep.
• Deborah, Vera, the valley’s retainers, and the returning Tressie guarded Garos while he slept.

Aldrian and Selina learned that the Gold Dragon King’s condition was uncertain and left the Raging Tide Dragon Realm for the Borderlands, where they hoped to see Deborah and Garos. Meanwhile, Siano prepared to pursue his extreme campaign against evil after his coming slumber, and Sorog set out to investigate clues to a Legendary Artifact in Malnes Dungeon.

• Aldrian told Selina that the Metal Dragons’ ritual had stopped and that the Gold Dragon King might have failed to reach the Immortal Realm, though his fate remained unknown.
• Aldrian and Selina encountered Siano Sheffield and discussed their fear that his uncompromising hatred of Evil Dragons would make him more dangerous after he became legendary.
• Selina teased Aldrian about missing Deborah and reminded him of his defeat by Garos, prompting him to decide they would return to the Borderlands and spar with Garos again.
• Aldrian and Selina flew toward the Borderlands as Siano transformed into his Bronze Dragon form and dove into the sea, vowing to cleanse the land and ocean after his slumber.
• Sorog learned that his followers had found clues to a Legendary Artifact in Malnes Dungeon and decided to investigate with elite followers without waiting for Garos to wake.

Sorog sent Russell and elite Molten Iron troops into Malnes Dungeon to overcome the Duergar Spirits guarding a suspected Legendary Artifact. After the spirits retreated and an invisible barrier vanished, Alya, the Lucky Messenger, emerged holding a sphere containing them and introduced herself to Sorog.

• Sorog learned that intelligent, repeatedly reviving Duergar Spirits had halted the dungeon exploration and ordered Russell to lead reinforcements inside.
• Russell led the elite force through Malnes Dungeon and fought the Duergar Spirits, whose scattered forms repeatedly reassembled.
• The spirits abruptly retreated into a grand hall, but an invisible barrier blocked Russell and resisted his attacks and Dragon Breath.
• The barrier disappeared, and a young woman in white walked out of the hall carrying a glowing sphere filled with Duergar Spirits.
• The woman introduced herself to Russell and Sorog as Alya, also known as the Lucky Messenger.

Sorog yielded the Hall of Heroes to Alya after she explained its dangers and claimed her blessing had brought the Molten Iron Tribe good fortune, though he secretly resented the loss and resolved to reclaim it when strong enough. Later, Garos awoke from his long sleep stronger, reached Life Level 18, and began advancing along the Eternal Death Dragon path.

• Alya told Sorog that the Hall of Heroes could imprison and control the souls of the dead, and refused to return the artifact to the Molten Iron Tribe.
• Alya claimed she had blessed the tribe with luck as compensation, and Sorog accepted her explanation while hiding his anger.
• Sorog invited Alya to Creekwood Territory and asked how he could learn about the Goddess of Luck; Alya named temples in Lothern and Ribos before departing.
• Sorog ordered Russell and the others to search the underground hall, then resolved to endure the loss until the tribe could reclaim the artifact.
• After the Molten Iron Tribe paused its expansion to consolidate its territory, Garos awoke in Burning Steel Fortress with increased strength and Life Level 18.
• Garos discovered that he had begun the Eternal Death Dragon path, learned Life Drain, and accepted the Frenzied Flame as a challenge to overcome.

Garos emerged from his sleep with his Frenzied Flame still only temporarily suppressed and resumed training to manage its growing Anger. He discovered that focused exercise eased the buildup, while Deborah revealed that Dragon Realm had reopened and her father, Aldri, wanted to speak with him.

• Garos offered the aging Dire Bear Chief Mobel Dragon Vein Conversion and the Dragonforged Transformation Ritual, and Mobel eagerly accepted the latter so he could keep serving.
• Tressie and Vera suggested ways for Garos to vent his anger, but he rejected their ideas; Deborah said she would accompany him and told him Dragon Realm had been unsealed and Aldri would visit.
• Garos went to the Training Ground, found the gravity artifact too weak for him, and decided to ask Samantha to make heavy armor that would restrain him during daily training.
• Garos trained through Exhilarated State, Bloodburst State, and Red Lotus Form, then safely deactivated the form through focused control.
• Garos noticed that training had slowed and perhaps reduced his Anger, and he resolved to use exercise in daily life and hunt Demons when his Anger reached a critical point.

Garos tested Life Drain, postponed advancing into the Wild Path until he could control the Frenzied Flame, and learned that Lucky Messenger had taken the Legendary Artifact from Malnes Dungeon. Her actions fueled his Anger and strengthened his resolve to reach the Legendary Realm; as he began training, Aldri and Selina arrived, and Aldri prepared to uphold his pride by proposing a spar with Garos.

• Garos decided to postpone dual-cultivating the Wild Path until he had mastered the Frenzied Flame, then tested Life Drain and found it could drain all nearby creatures to restore his vitality.
• Garos asked Samantha to craft armor that would restrain his power, while Sorog asked her to make him a psychic-amplifying helmet from Soul-Iron Stones.
• Sorog told Garos that Lucky Messenger had taken the Legendary Artifact from Malnes Dungeon, and Garos suppressed his fury while vowing to confront her after reaching the Legendary Realm.
• Garos assessed the danger posed by true legends and resolved to train harder and gather resources so he could reach Level 21 as soon as possible.
• Aldri and Selina arrived at Dragon Valley, and Aldri was stunned by Garos's enormous physique but insisted he would not back down from a spar.

Garos and Aldri fought a fierce spar in Dragon Valley after Garos, driven by the Frenzied Flame, challenged the silver dragon. Garos broke through Aldri’s strongest defenses, and the duel ended when Garos’s Red Lotus Bloom Pattern appeared and Aldri chose to stop; Deborah and Selina watched from the sidelines.

• Aldri questioned Deborah about when she would return to Red Maple Valley, then grew irritated when she and Selina praised Garos’s fortress and said Deborah could stay there.
• Garos recognized that the Frenzied Flame was worsening his anger and challenged Aldri to spar, while Aldri accepted and warned that he would use his full abilities.
• Garos charged through Aldri’s ice spells and shattered his defenses, forcing Aldri to unleash the Eternal Frost Coffin and trap him.
• Garos activated Bloodburst State, broke out of the coffin, and smashed through Aldri’s Frostbound Mirror Realm, hurling him into a cliff.
• Aldri prepared to continue the fight, but Garos’s scales turned red and formed a Red Lotus Bloom Pattern; Aldri put away his potions and ended the spar, praising Garos’s strength.

After their fierce spar, Garos humbly credited Aldri with the victory, earning the Silver Dragon’s admiration and a gift of nine powerful potions. Aldri rebuked Deborah for asking for the same gift and began considering a closer bond between her and Garos.

• Garos and Aldri ended their battle battered, and Aldri used a Cleansing Spell to clean himself.
• Garos told Selina and Deborah that Aldri had guided him and would likely have won in a fight to the death, giving the Silver Dragon credit for the spar.
• Aldri gave Garos a set of nine potions and explained that taking them all together would greatly enhance his abilities but cause a long period of weakness.
• Garos accepted the potions and offered to pay for future supplies, while Aldri admired his restraint and considered him a potential match for Deborah.
• Deborah asked Aldri for her own set of Nine Dragon Potions, but he scolded her and told her to train harder before earning one.

Garos explained that he had killed his father, Gorsas, prompting Aldri to leave Deborah in Garos’s care and ask him to train her. Meanwhile, the Dominic Dragonflight’s leader awoke from his slumber, ready to lead the dragonflight into the Ser Wilderness.

• Garos and Aldri discussed the Dragon Race’s history and the uncertain fate of the Gold Dragon King, while Garos asked about the ancient Ferrous Dragon King.
• Selina noticed Garos’s unusual agitation, and Garos revealed that he had ambushed and killed his father, Gorsas.
• Aldri learned that Deborah had known about Gorsas’s death and ordered her to stay with Garos for training before leaving with Selina.
• Garos seized Deborah by the tail and dragged her toward the training ground, while Tressie watched enviously.
• The leader of the Dominic Dragonflight awoke with a mighty roar, and the dragonflight prepared to emerge from its long period of silence.

Perest Dominic awoke from his mature-adult slumber and learned that the Molten Iron King, Garos, had killed Gorsas and sheltered Dominic Dragonflight deserters. He sent Zolaya to negotiate with Garos, but she did not meet him, leaving the decision about the deserters and possible conflict to Garos.

• Perest Dominic awakened, gathered the Dominic Dragonflight, and asked Zolaya what had changed in the Ser Wilderness.
• Zolaya reported that Garos had killed Gorsas and that former Dominic Dragonflight traitors were serving under the Molten Iron King.
• Perest Dominic struck down a red dragon who demanded immediate war, then ordered Zolaya to negotiate with Garos over the traitors.
• Perest Dominic entered the storm clouds to absorb lightning and stabilize his aura after his long slumber.
• Zolaya traveled to the northwestern region, but Sorog informed Garos of her arrival, and she failed to meet the Molten Iron King.

Garos returned to Dragon Valley, considered how to keep his reason while adapting to Frenzied Flame, and found Samantha and Vera playing at commanding armies. After accepting a diplomatic meeting with the Dominic Dragonflight’s envoy, he prepared for either negotiations or war and resumed training.

• Garos flew back to Dragon Valley after slaughtering demons and considered training himself to stay rational amid rage.
• Garos found Samantha and Vera role-playing a battle as the Red Dragon Queen and the Burning Iron King, then let them continue.
• Samantha measured Garos for the Binding Armor she was designing while Vera studied him to refine Garos Mimicry.
• Sorog told Garos that Zolaya, a Mature Dragon and descendant of the Dominic Dragonflight’s leader, had arrived seeking a meeting.
• Garos checked his anger, agreed to meet Zolaya in the Borderlands, and approved preparing the Molten Iron Tribe for war as a precaution.
• Garos ended the conversation with Sorog and resumed training in Dragon Valley.

Deborah was tricked by Vera into returning to Garos’s strenuous training, while Zolaya arrived in Dragon Valley to negotiate for the Dominic Dragonflight’s young Dragonkin. After meeting Garos, Zolaya made a separate request: she wanted him to help her kill her father, the leader of the Dominic Dragonflight.

• Vera tricked Deborah into believing Garos had finished exercising, but Deborah discovered him training and was carried back to the Training Ground.
• Garos pushed Deborah through another training session, and she gradually accepted the challenge as a way to strengthen her body.
• Zolaya crossed the snowfields toward Dragon Valley, curious about the Molten Iron King and the rumors surrounding him.
• Dragon Valley’s Two-Legged Wyvern guards stopped Zolaya, confirmed her identity, and allowed her to proceed.
• Zolaya met Garos and asked to negotiate over the young Dragonkin from the Dominic Dragonflight.
• Zolaya privately asked Garos to help her kill her father, Perest, and offered to pay for his assistance.

Zolaya asked Garos to help her kill her father, Perest, so she could survive and claim leadership of the Dominic Dragonflight. After she offered him the dragonflight’s allegiance and herself, Garos reminded her that if he killed Heart of Thunder, he would own the entire dragonflight, leaving Zolaya trembling beneath his pressure.

• Zolaya explained that she believed Perest had murdered her mother, a powerful Green Dragon, to protect his rule and that he might eventually kill her too.
• Zolaya admitted she also wanted to rule the Dominic Dragonflight and offered Garos its loyalty in exchange for helping her kill Perest.
• Garos suggested he could instead hand Zolaya over to Perest and use her as leverage, but she argued that Perest would make a dangerous and untrustworthy ally.
• Zolaya offered to become Garos’s subordinate, mate, or plaything, then learned from Deborah that Garos had not reached adulthood and realized he might truly be a Young Dragon.
• Garos rejected Zolaya’s negotiating position, saying the entire Dominic Dragonflight, including her, would belong to him if he killed Heart of Thunder, and demanded to know why he should trust her.

Garos negotiated with Thunderheart Perest over four Dominic Dragonflight dragons who had joined the Ignas Dragonflight, but both leaders refused to yield on their demand for the dragons’ fate. After questioning Zolaya about her father’s weaknesses and sending her home, Garos considered bringing the Dominic Dragonflight under his control and claiming the central wilderness.

• Garos intimidated Zolaya, then ordered her to contact her father, Thunderheart Perest.
• Perest spoke with Garos and demanded that Heriam, Cahir, Ludwig, and Seraphina be returned for public execution, offering gold in exchange.
• Garos rejected Perest’s demand and proposed compensation and an alliance, but Perest insisted the four dragons must die, ending the negotiation.
• Garos asked Zolaya to reveal Perest’s combat habits and weaknesses, and she told him everything she knew.
• Garos dismissed Zolaya and considered taking control of the Dominic Dragonflight and the central wilderness.

Garos flirted with Deborah before heading to the Ser Wilderness to prepare the Ignas Dragonflight for a possible war with the Dominic Dragonflight. After Vera impersonated Garos to tease Deborah, Deborah caught her and retaliated, then resolved to stand her ground if Garos approached her again.

• Garos openly proposed having offspring with Deborah, who fled to Burning Steel Fortress without leaving Dragon Valley.
• Garos contacted Sorog, ordered preparations for a possible war, and asked Vera to oversee Dragon Valley while he went to the Wilderness.
• Garos flew away, but Vera used an illusion of him to frighten Deborah in her bedroom.
• Deborah recognized Vera's impersonation, trapped her at the window, and swallowed and spat her out as punishment.
• Deborah released Vera and decided she would not retreat from Garos if he made advances again.

Garos and the Ignas Dragonflight gathered their allies after negotiations with the Dominic Dragonflight failed and prepared to invade its territory. Sorog outlined the enemy’s strengths and proposed a frontal offensive, leaving the gathered forces united and ready for war.

• Ennus tried to reconcile with Lucy and proposed settling their grudges through a duel, which Lucy accepted before Ennus promised to beat her until she surrendered.
• Sorog told the gathered lords and Young Adult Dragons that the Dominic Dragonflight had demanded the four defectors be returned for execution, and the young dragons pledged loyalty to Garos.
• Garos arrived and announced that negotiations had failed and the Molten Iron Tribe and Ignas Dragonflight would march into the central region.
• Sorog compared the two Dragonflights’ forces, identifying the Dominic Dragonflight’s aerial mobility as a key advantage and recommending a concentrated frontal assault.
• The dragons and lords refined their plans, reached consensus, and heard Garos order them to prepare for war.

The Molten Iron Tribe assembled its allied armies and marched to war against the Dominic Dragonflight, while Garos learned that the Frenzied Flame had not spread through his father’s remains. After Zolaya concealed her true intentions from Perest, the Blue Dragon Leader received news of the invasion and ordered his forces to prepare for battle in the storm.

• Garos gathered the Molten Iron Legion for a decisive attack, and Alberto joined while abandoning his plan to challenge Garos after learning he had reached level 18.
• Alberto asked to slumber in Dragon Valley, and Garos agreed while reminding him of his unpaid debt.
• Sorog told Garos that experiments had found no Frenzied Flame in their father’s remains and no evidence that it spread through blood.
• The Molten Iron Legion advanced toward the Dominic Dragonflight, while Zolaya told Perest that Garos had spared her because he wanted to make her his plaything.
• An Adult Dragon warned Perest that the Molten Iron Tribe was approaching, and Perest ordered the Dominic Dragonflight to mobilize and fight according to its contingency plan.

The Molten Iron Legion advanced on Thundercliff while the Dominic Dragonflight used lightning raids and difficult terrain to slow it down. As the defenders’ guerrilla tactics failed, their level-20 leader Perest emerged and rallied the Blue Dragons for a decisive stand.

• The Dominic Dragonflight harassed the advancing Molten Iron Legion with lightning attacks, but Sorog ordered the army to hold formation and press toward Thundercliff.
• Anqiya and Ennus fought off Blue Dragons attacking the legion’s center, while Heriam, Kaxier, Ludwig, and Seraphina drove back enemy dragons on the flanks.
• Alberto used the Crown Oath Spell the Challenge to force Cloudsplitter into a clash, then Samantha, Sorog, and Laetitia joined the battle.
• The Molten Iron Legion routed the defenders near Thundercliff, aided by the Sacred Spirit Deer’s attacks and healing, and its vanguard reached the cliff.
• Perest emerged from the storm above Thundercliff and gathered the Blue Dragons and other Evil Dragons behind him, declaring that the legion’s advance would end there.

Garos led the Molten Iron Legion in a head-on assault on the Dominic Dragonflight and fought its leader, Perest, the Heart of Thunder, in a brutal battle. Garos killed Perest despite suffering grievous wounds, and the Dominic Dragonflight surrendered as the Molten Iron Tribe claimed Thundercliff.

• Perest opened the battle with a devastating barrage of Heavenly Thunder, but Garos endured it and grew stronger in his Exhilarated State.
• Garos and Perest exchanged powerful Dragon Breaths and fought at close range, wounding each other as Perest advanced through Overcharged State and Overlimit State.
• Garos feigned madness to exploit Perest's old right-wing injury, then crippled him by nearly tearing off his right wing and shattering his lower spine.
• Zolaya struck Perest with emerald lightning and helped Garos pursue him as he fled, but Perest turned to fight to the death.
• Garos survived Perest's final lightning explosion and killed him by tearing out his Thunderheart, then recovered as his life energy healed his wounds.
• Garos returned Perest's corpse to the battlefield, the Dominic Dragonflight lost the will to resist, and the Molten Iron Tribe raised its banner over Thundercliff.

Garos forced the defeated Dominic Dragonflight to choose between submitting to him and dying, then appointed Zolaya to command the survivors who yielded. After assigning her to take the central region, he departed for the Borderlands with Alberto while his allies remained to secure the northwest.

• Garos offered the captive Dominic dragons submission or an honorable death, and Zolaya pledged loyalty on behalf of the survivors.
• A wounded Blue Dragon challenged Garos, who snapped his neck after the dragon refused to yield.
• Most surviving Dominic dragons submitted, and Garos appointed Zolaya to command them under the Ignas Dragonflight.
• Garos ordered Zolaya to take the central region with support from his lords and the Molten Iron Tribe.
• Garos left for the Borderlands with Alberto, while the other Ignas dragons and appointed lords stayed to secure the northwest and assist Zolaya.